2020 / Color / USA / 8 minutes

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Limited Time Offer Act Now is a mind-bending high-octane psychological thriller-comedy short film shot in Skokie, Evanston, and Chicago, Illinois, in the spring of 2019, and completed that summer. It premiered at the 2020 Sunscreen Film Festival in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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Synopsis

Charles Henderson is an average everyday guy living in the suburbs. After receiving an urgent piece of mail, he realizes his life may not be quite what it seems, and embarks on a desperate search to uncover his true reality. Filled with intense acting, heart-pounding music and mind-boggling camerawork, this high-octane thriller-comedy promises to keep you glued to your seat all the way through to its shocking ending.

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Awards

2nd Place, Best Drama Short - Trapped Film Festival

Best Lead Actor (Mike Jimerson) - Trapped Film Festival

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Official Selections

2020 Sunscreen Film Festival (St. Petersburg, FL)

2020 Adirondack Film Festival (Glens Falls, NY)

2021 ME Film Festival (Milledgeville, GA)

2021 Trapped Film Festival (online)

2021 Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival (Bay City, MI)

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Honorable Mention

2021 Deep Focus Film Festival (Brooklyn, NY)

Cast & Crew

Starring

Mike Jimerson

Shadee Vossoughi

Ray Hui

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Written, directed & edited by

Aaron Wertheimer

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Produced by

Josh Itzkowitz​

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Director of photography

Curtis Matzke

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Music & sound design

Omri Anghel

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Colorist

Matt Filipek